Clinton Panther

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Clinton Panther
Personal information
Born (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 33)
Port Elizabeth
Height177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Midfield
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2012–present South Africa 111 (12)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Nairobi

Clinton Panther (born 13 February 1991, in Port Elizabeth) is a South African field hockey player. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the national team in the men's tournament. [2] He also represented South Africa at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

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Personal life

His brother, Brandon, has also represented South Africa internationally in hockey. [4] [5] He studied finance at the University of Johannesburg [6] and won Gauteng Sportsman of the Year in 2014. [4] [7]

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References

  1. "Clinton Panther Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Clinton Panther Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hockey | Athlete Profile: Clinton PANTHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. "FIH: PANTHER Brandon". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. VarsitySportsSA (20 December 2013). "Player Profile Clinton Panther •". varsitysportssa.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. VarsitySportsSA (8 May 2014). "UJ taking nothing for granted •". varsitysportssa.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.